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January 27, 2016
Speech
Hafa adai and thank you for the opportunity to be with you this afternoon. I thank Chamber Chairman Laura-Lynn Dacany, President Catherine Castro, Previous Chamber Chamber Jeff Jones and all the Chamber’s leadership for inviting me to speak with you during your first general meeting of 2016. The Guam Chamber of Commerce has been a cornerstone of our island community, and each of you and your businesses contributes much to improving the quality of life on Guam and providing economic opportunities to many of the island.
January 12, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s final State of the Union address. She was joined by Mike Blas, former President of the Guam Society of America, who viewed the address from the House Gallery as Congresswoman Bordallo’s guest.
November 10, 2015
Press Release
Hagåtña, Guam – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced her efforts to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide for election reform for local offices. As she proposed in her Congressional address in March, Congresswoman Bordallo’s bill amends the Organic Act of Guam to prohibit salary changes for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Guam senators until an intervening election of the Legislature has passed. This provision mirrors the 27th Amendment of the U.S.
October 27, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement on the bipartisan budget agreement.
October 2, 2015
Press Release
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today made permanent her appointment of Matthew Herrmann as her chief of staff. Matt was serving in an acting capacity following the resignation of John Whitt in September. Matt previously served as Congresswoman Bordallo’s legislative director from 2009 to 2015, and her military legislative assistant from 2007 to 2009. Prior to joining Congresswoman Bordallo’s office, Matt served as an analyst and executive officer in the National Guard Bureau’s Office of Legislative Liaison.
September 9, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The Delegates representing the Mariana Islands—Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo of Guam and Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan of the Northern Mariana Islands—today issued the following statement in support of the Iran Nuclear Agreement.
“As representatives of the people of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, we understand the dangers when hostile nations are able to obtain nuclear weapons. Our islands live under the threat of North Korean nuclear weapons.
June 11, 2015
Press Release
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced that the House of Representatives has passed H.R. 2685, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016, by a vote of 278 yeas to 149 noes. H.R. 2685 appropriates $490.2 billion in FY 2016 base discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense, with an additional $88.4 billion in discretionary budget authority designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).
April 22, 2015
Press Release
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement regarding today’s Public Hearing in the Guam Legislature on resolutions supporting her efforts in Congress to address two longstanding issues important to Guam.
March 16, 2015
Speech
Let me begin by asking everyone to rise for a moment of silence to honor the late Speaker Franklin J.A. Quitugua and Speaker Ben Pangelinan both faithful public servants for whom our island owes a debt of gratitude
Governor; Acting Speaker; Acting Chief Justice; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Monsignor David; Pastor Bob; Military Officials and other podium guests.
My dear people of Guam.
January 22, 2015
Press Release
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement in support of H. Res. 44, a resolution that would amend the rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress to permit the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole House. The resolution was introduced by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland.